CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSSPrivate First Class Garrett Dwyer, a member of Company H, Second Battalion, 7th Marines, was killed in action on 25 October 1942, during the battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

Dwyer’s body lay unrecovered for six days before being found and buried in the field. While the location was recorded, the grave was never located after the war, and Dwyer’s remains were classed as non-recoverable.